Dr K Kasturirangan, the former ISRO chief who oversaw many space missions, passed away at his residence in Garden City here on Friday. He was 84.
Ms Gandhi said the three-point agenda of the Narendra Modi government is leading to damaging consequences in the domain of education.
We cannot remain mute spectators to our rights being stripped and Tamil Nadu being disparaged, he said.
The Odisha Government has decided to undertake a phased intervention of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which envisages reforms in the education system for the 21st century, from the 2025-26 academic year, said officials.
Underlining the importance of women education, he said, "We cannot dream of a Viksit Bharat without women and without education."
The state cabinet, which met today, under the leadership of chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat, Nabanna, approved in-principle the state education policy, which was vetted by an expert committee.
India's third proper education policy since Independence, the New National Education Policy saw the light of day on 29 July 2020 with the commitment of major changes in the education system of the country. When the policy was announced in the midst of the pandemic to aim at bringing about much needed transformational changes in the country's education system with a global perspective, skillbased learning seemed to have been prioritised with the use of modern technology.
India and Singapore with a focus on deepening engagements in skill development
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has for the first time taken an initiative to bring the industry
Addressing the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan, PM said said his interactions with teachers has helped the government in formulating policies at the national level.
